Wire-twisting implement



Oct. 21, 1930. A. F. CQMEAU I WIRE TWISTING IMPLEMENT Filed July 11. 1929' INVENTOR. fla ycasfzk oweazz A TTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES AUGUSTIN r. COMEAU, or rnovnpmvcn, mom: ISLAND 1 wIRn-rwIsrnve iMr EMENr Application filed July 11,

This invention relates to a wire twisting implement and has for its Object to provide such an implement with a body portion hav-.- ing means for engaging the adjacent ends of 'Ifapair of wires to twist them together, the body portion having one or moreoperating handles projecting therefrom. j V

A further object of the invention is to pro vide the body portion with openings therein 10 for receiving two adj acent ends of thewire to be twisted, thebody being also provided with one or a pair of operating arms extending oppositely therefrom one or both of the arms being flattened and curved outwardly from the plane of its broadest face to be inserted between two adjacent parallel wires to twist them together. i

WVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully de- Fig. l is a perspective view of my im-;

proved wire twisting implement.

Fig. 2is a View lllustratlng the wire as havmg been passed around two beams with lts ment and twisted together. 7 Fig. 3 illustrates those portions of the wire extending between the beams as'being engaged by one of the arms of the twisting implement and by rotating the implement these wires are caused to be twisted together.

Fig. 4: is an edge view of the wire twisting implement showing the holes in the body for receiving the ends of the wires also showing one of the arms of the implement asextending between two wires to be twisted together.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the wire-tisting implement as being hung on a hook in the belt of the user.

In the construction of steel frame buildings, many wires are used for reinforcing the concrete employed, which'wires extend be-v tween the di'fterent beams, the bight of the wire passing around one of the beams, and the ends of the wire being twisted around the back of the other beam. Also to further C3 tension these reinforcing wires the adjacent 1929. Serial 1%." 773508.

parallel portions between thebeams must also 7 be twlstedtogether. v The present invention relates "to animplement which is adapted to facilitate both ofthese twisting operations.

This implement is provided'with an opera-ting handle one end of which handle isicurve'd "to engage both of the adjacent portionsof the wire extending between the beams to f twist these parts or portions togetherf Also this implement may be provided with a slot 6 to receive a hookfan d so be suspended from the belt of the user when desired. My present I construction of this instrument provides central bodyportion through which is V formed two holes or otherwise engaging members for the-reception of the adjacent ends of the wire to'be twisted togetherand I preferably employ a pair of operating arms extending laterally from this bodyportion of the implement wherebywh'en the wires are passed throughthe'holes or. engaging members, it is only necessary to rotate the implementto twist the ends of the wire tightly together around thebackof the beam. Also one or both of th'ese arms are flattened at its ends'and curvedoutwardly relative to the plane of the-broad portion to be hooked beends being engaged by my twisting implebodiment of'my invention and SllOWlIlgiOllG construction of wire twisting implement by which these advantageousresults may be accomplished: H

l/Vith reference to'the drawings, 1O desig- .8 nates the body portion of my improved twistin g implement which is preferably rectangu lar in cross section and edgeways through the body I have formed a pair of spaced holes 11 of a size to receive the ends 14 or that size 9 of wire which is used in reinforcing concrete work. Extending in opposite directions from this body portion are a pairof oper ating arms 12, each having one surface in the plane of the body, said surfaces of the two arms'being on opposite sides and the other face tapering from the body toward the end and being flattened, somewhat in chisel shape at its ends, and the end extremity of this fl portion is v d outward y from the plane of the flattened portion as at 13, to be hooked between the two adjacent parallel wires 15, see Fig. 2, and then be rotated to twist these wire portions together, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

It is found in practice that unless the implement is flat at its engaged end, it will rotate axially in the hand of the user and will not perform its functions in a practical way.

In some instances I slot one of the arms as at 16 for the purpose of receiving a hook 17 on the belt 18 of the workman to serve as a convenient means of supporting the implement when not in use. My improved wire twisting implement is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction and is very practical in operation, and by its use I can perform two twisting operations; first, that of twisting together the ends of the wire, and secondly, twisting together the intermediate parallel strands of the wire both with the single implement.

I have herein shown two oppositely extending operating arms but, one arm only may be employed if desirable.

The foregoing description is directed solely'towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege ofresorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claim. r I claim:

A wire twisting implement having a body portion of substantial width and thickness, a

pair of arms of a width substantially that of the body and of a thickness less than that of said body and of substantial length extending in opposite directions from said body, the opposite faces of the two arms be ing in the plane of the body and their other faces being inclined from the body toward their ends, said arms being chisel-shaped at their extremities and'said end portions being oppositely curved relative to each other to be readily inserted between parallel wires to twist them together.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature.

'AUGUSTIN F. COMEAU. 

